Word: denned
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Associated Press, which obtained some of the volumes, said yesterday that one volume is in English and is titled "Documents From the American Spy Den in Tehran." Other volumes are in Farsi, the language of Iran...
...Larry's story and made it into a genuine Broadway show. They had singin' and jokin' and jes' enough carryin' on to keep the folks comm in and the vice squad out. They had bad ole Marvin Zindler high-steppin' through his favorite den of iniquity like a virgin bride navigatin' a field of cow chips. They had Sheriff T.J.-they called him Ed Earl-and Miss Edna-they ailed her Mona-lookin' longingly at each other from th' opposite sides of middle age. Best of all, they had a county...
...persisting poisonous climate, even guards do not trust one another. The veteran turnkeys consider the many rookies too green and soft. "We've got young men going up against inmates with 20 years' experience," observes Deputy War den Mixdorf. "The prisoners can psych us out." The turnover in guards is high...
From the operation of the project as its own entity grows a keen sense of family. Every day residents meet in the den or family room for the "morning focus," during which general problems and goals are discussed. During the stay--which can last anywhere from nine to 13 months--an addict, depending on his progress, will be granted certain privileges, like the opportunity to receive visitors or to leave the building for a visit home. The difficult rehabilitation process hinges on the obligation of "family" members to support one another...
McGurty and Van den Thillart are part of an ominous phenomenon that has taken on alarming proportions in Western Europe. They are the victims of an accelerating wave of unemployment that now stands at a record level of 9.1 million, or 8.3%, in the ten nations of the European Community. That figure may not appear dramatically higher than the U.S.'s 7.5%, but any comparison conceals several key differences. While economists generally consider a jobless rate of 5% to 6% in the U.S. acceptable, governments in Western Europe, the cradle of socialist welfare democracy, have traditionally given full employment...